Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter L - Page 32
Light (a.) Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin.
Light (a.) Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil.
Light cavalry, Light horse (Mil.), Light-armed soldiers mounted on strong and active horses.
Light eater, One who eats but little.
Light infantry, Infantry soldiers selected and trained for rapid evolutions.
Light of foot. (a) Having a light step.
Light of foot. (b) Fleet.
Light of heart, Gay, cheerful.
Light oil (Chem.), The oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief part of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene.
Light sails (Naut.), All the sails above the topsails, with, also, the studding sails and flying jib. -- Dana.
Light sleeper, One easily wakened.
Light weight, A prize fighter, boxer, wrestler, or jockey, who is below a standard medium weight. Cf. Feather weight, under Feather. [Cant]
To make light of, To treat as of little consequence; to slight; to disregard.
To set light by, To undervalue; to slight; to treat as of no importance; to despise.
Light (adv.) Lightly; cheaply. -- Hooker.
Light (v. t.) To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off. [Obs.]
From his head the heavy burgonet did light. -- Spenser.
Lighted (imp. & p. p.) of Light.
Lit () of Light.
Lighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Light.
Light (v. i.) To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to alight; -- with from, off, on, upon, at, in.
When she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. -- Gen. xxiv. 64.
Slowly rode across a withered heath, And lighted at a ruined inn. -- Tennyson.
Light (v. i.) To feel light; to be made happy. [Obs.]
It made all their hearts to light. -- Chaucer.
Light (v. i.) To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect.
[The bee] lights on that, and this, and tasteth all. -- Sir. J. Davies.
On the tree tops a crested peacock lit. -- Tennyson.
Light (v. i.) To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; -- with on or upon.
On me, me only, as the source and spring Of all corruption, all the blame lights due. -- Milton.
Light (v. i.) To come by chance; to happen; -- with on or upon; formerly with into.
The several degrees of vision, which the assistance of glasses (casually at first lit on) has taught us to conceive. -- Locke.
They shall light into atheistical company. -- South.
And here we lit on Aunt Elizabeth, And Lilia with the rest. -- Tennyson.
Light (adv.) With few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light" [syn: lightly, light].
Light (a.) Of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C" [ant: heavy].
Light (a.) (Used of color) Having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder" [syn: light, light-colored] [ant: dark].
Light (a.) Of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" [ant: heavy].
Light (a.) Not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney" [ant: heavy].
Light (a.) Psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart" [ant: heavy].
Light (a.) Characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" [ant: dark].
Light (a.) (Used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn: unaccented, light, weak].
Light (a.) Easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet".
Light (a.) (Used of soil) Loose and large-grained in consistency; "light soil".
Light (a.) (Of sound or color) Free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: clean, clear, light, unclouded].
Light (a.) Moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" [syn: light, lightsome, tripping].
Light (a.) Demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise".
Light (a.) Of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" [ant: heavy].
Light (a.) (Physics, chemistry) Not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water" [ant: heavy].
Light (a.) Weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded].
Light (a.) Very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "light summer dresses".
Light (a.) Marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" [syn: abstemious, light(a)].
Light (a.) Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" [syn: light, scant(p), short].
Light (a.) Having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter".
Light (a.) Intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy".
Light (a.) Silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" [syn: idle, light].
Light (a.) Designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck".
Light (a.) Having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" [syn: light, lite, low-cal, calorie-free].
Light (a.) (Of sleep) Easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" [syn: light, wakeful].
Light (a.) Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton].
Light (n.) (Physics) Electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" [syn: light, visible light, visible radiation].
Light (n.) Any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" [syn: light, light source].
Light (n.) A particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand".
Light (n.) The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" [syn: luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light].
Light (n.) An illuminated area; "he stepped into the light".
Light (n.) A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" [syn: light, illumination].
Light (n.) The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" [syn: light, lightness].
Light (n.) A person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
Light (n.) Having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good" [syn: light, lighting] [ant: dark, darkness].
Light (n.) Mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"
Light (n.) Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes" [syn: sparkle, twinkle, spark, light].
Light (n.) Public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light".
Light (n.) A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul [syn: Inner Light, Light, Light Within, Christ Within].
Light (n.) A visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner".
Light (n.) A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" [syn: lighter, light, igniter, ignitor].
Light (v.) Make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate].
Light (v.) Begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" [syn: light up, fire up, light].
Light (v.) To come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn: alight, light, perch].
Light (v.) Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" [syn: ignite, light] [ant: blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out].
Light (v.) Fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" [syn: fall, light].
Light (v.) Alight from (a horse) [syn: unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down].
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Light, () The offspring of the divine command (Gen. 1:3). "All the more joyous emotions of the mind, all the pleasing sensations of the frame, all the happy hours of domestic intercourse were habitually described among the Hebrews under imagery derived from light" (1 Kings 11:36; Isa. 58:8; Esther 8:16; Ps. 97:11).
Light came also naturally to typify true religion and the felicity it imparts (Ps. 119:105; Isa. 8:20; Matt. 4:16, etc.), and the glorious inheritance of the redeemed (Col. 1:12; Rev. 21:23-25). God is said to dwell in light inaccessible (1 Tim. 6:16). It frequently signifies instruction (Matt. 5:16; John 5:35). In its highest sense it is applied to Christ as the "Sun of righteousness" (Mal. 4:2; Luke 2:32; John 1:7-9). God is styled "the Father of lights" (James 1:17). It is used of angels (2 Cor. 11:14), and of John the Baptist, who was a "burning and a shining light" (John 5:35), and of all true disciples, who are styled "the light of the world" (Matt. 5:14).
LIGHTS. () Those openings in a wall which are made rather for the admission of light, than to look out of. 6 Moore, C. B. 47; 9 Bing. R. 305; 1 Lev. 122; Civ. Code of Lo. art. 711. See Ancient Lights; Windows.
Lightable (a.) Such as can be lighted.
Light-armed (a.) Armed with light weapons or accouterments.
Light-boat (n.) Light-ship.
Lighte () imp. of Light, to alight.
Lighten (v. i.) 發亮，打閃，變輕 To descend; to light.
Lightened (imp. & p. p.) of Lighten.
Lightening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lighten.
Lighten (v. i.) To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash.
Lighten (v. i.) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.
Lighten (v. t.) 加亮，照亮，點亮，減輕，使輕鬆，閃出 To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.
Lighten (v. t.) To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
Lighten (v. t.) To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
Lighten (v. t.) To free from trouble and fill with joy.
Lighten (v. t.) To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.
Lighten (v. t.) To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.
Lighten (v. t.) To cheer; to exhilarate.
Lighter (n.) One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.
Lighter (n.) A large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of shipment or delivery.
Lighter (v. t.) To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship.
Lighterage (n.) The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter.
Lighterage (n.) The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.
Lightermen (n. pl. ) of Lighterman
Lighterman (n.) A person employed on, or who manages, a lighter.
Light-fingered (a.) Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.
Light-foot (a.) Alt. of Light-footed.
Light-footed (a.) Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris.
Lightful (a.) Full of light; bright.
Light-handed (a.) Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel light-handed.
Light-headed (a.) Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.
Light-headed (a.) Thoughtless; heedless; volatile; unsteady; fickle; loose.
Light-hearted (a.) Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.
Light-heeled (a.) Lively in walking or running; brisk; light-footed.
-men (n. pl. ) of Light-horseman.
Light-horseman (n.) A soldier who serves in the light horse. See under 5th Light.
Light-horseman (n.) A West Indian fish of the genus Ephippus, remarkable for its high dorsal fin and brilliant colors.
Lighthouses (n. pl. ) of Lighthouse.
Lighthouse (n.) A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos.
Lighting (n.) A name sometimes applied to the process of annealing metals.
Light-legged (a.) Nimble; swift of foot.
Lightless (a.) Destitute of light; dark.
Lightly (adv.) With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly.
Lightly (adv.) Swiftly; nimbly; with agility.
Lightly (adv.) Without deep impression.
Lightly (adv.) In a small degree; slightly; not severely.
Lightly (adv.) With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.
Lightly (adv.) Without reason, or for reasons of little weight.
Lightly (adv.) Commonly; usually.
Lightly (adv.) Without dejection; cheerfully.
Lightly (adv.) Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.
Lightly (adv.) Not chastely; wantonly.
-men (n. pl. ) of Lightman.
Lightman (n.) A man who carries or takes care of a light.
Light-minded (a.) Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
Lightness (n.) The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace.
Lightness (n.) Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room.
Lightness (n.) Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.
Lightning (n.) A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere constitutes thunder.
Lightning (n.) The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers.
Lightning (vb. n.) Lightening.
Light-o'-love (n.) An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters.
Light-o'-love (n.) Hence: A light or wanton woman.
Lightroom (n.) A small room from which the magazine of a naval vessel is lighted, being separated from the magazine by heavy glass windows.
Lights (n. pl.) The lungs of an animal or bird; -- sometimes coarsely applied to the lungs of a human being.
Light-ship (n.) A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of dangerous navigation as a guide for mariners.
Lightsome (a.) Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
Lightsome (a.) Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating.
Light-winged (a.) Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.
Lightwood (n.) Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like, for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze.
Lighty (a.) Illuminated.
Lign-aloes (n.) Aloes wood, or agallochum. See Agallochum.
Lign-aloes (n.) A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible.
Ligneous (a.) Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody.
Ligniferous (a.) Yielding or producing wood.
Lignification (n.) A change in the character of a cell wall, by which it becomes harder. It is supposed to be due to an incrustation of lignin.
Ligniform (a.) Like wood.
Lignified (imp. & p. p.) of Lignify.
Lignifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lignify.
Lignify (v. t.) To convert into wood or into a ligneous substance.
Lignify (v. i.) To become wood.
Lignin (n.) A substance characterizing wood cells and differing from cellulose in its conduct with certain chemical reagents.
Ligniperdous (a.) Wood-destroying; -- said of certain insects.
Lignireose (n.) See Lignin.
Lignite (n.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and bituminous coal of the proper coal series. Called also brown coal, wood coal.
Lignitic (a.) Containing lignite; resembling, or of the nature of, lignite; as, lignitic clay.
Lignitiferous (a.) Producing or containing lignite; lignitic.
Lignoceric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the formic acid series, found in the tar, wax, or paraffine obtained by distilling certain kinds of wood, as the beech.
Lignone (n.) See Lignin.
Lignose (a.) Alt. of Lignous